Apr 24, 2019

5 reasons to attend the Gossip & Glamour Style Summit

Tickets are ALMOST gone to the 4th Annual Gossip & Glamour Style Summit taking place May 14th at MOHAI. It has been a true honor producing this event over the past four years to help bring the style blogging community together in real life and I can tell you first hand, you don't want to miss this amazing, only-happens-once-a-year event. Yes, I'm partial, but as someone who has been blogging in the Seattle market since 2008, I can tell you that this event is unlike anything you've experienced before because it's hyper-local and incredibly focused on market-specific tips, techniques, and strategies for growth. This is the only fashion event in Seattle that brings the blogging community offline for a full day of connection and community-building to talk about what really matters, in real time. It was hard to narrow down the list, but here are the top 5 reasons you need to attend the Gossip & Glamour Style summit this year:

#1 - The line-up of speakers is amazing
This year we focused heavily on building a diverse group of panelists who could each chime in with their own unique point of view and experience. The line-up includes Melody Todd of Honest Chatter, Lestraundra Alfred of The Balanced Black Girl, April Pride Of Like Minds, Liz Kang Yates of K Banana, social media strategist and photographer Karla Melgarejo, banker and photographer Masoud Torabi, fashion consultant Jessica Couch of Luxor and Finch, Brittany Hicks of Girls in Fashion and Tech, Youtuber Monica Church, style blogger Tiffany Ishiguro, retailer Moorea Seal, Andrew Hoge of Seattle magazine, and Ayla Hopkins of Voda Health. We are also extremely excited to feature Clara Berg of MOHAI who curated the Seattle style exhibit opening to the public on May 4th.

#2 - We get to talk about fashion all day long
If you think there's no fashion community in Seattle, this event will happily prove otherwise. We've had countless industry professionals attend over the years and they all come back to tell us, "I finally found my people at the Style Summit!"

#3 - The panelists are honest and unfiltered
At the Style Summit, you won't find people reading from scripts to stay "on message", instead, you'll find real people taking a deep dive into subjects that matter most. This year we added a panel on mental health for creatives so that we can have an honest conversation about the highs and lows of blogging. I can't tell you how many times bloggers have come to me in despair because they're upset about the Instagram algorithms or they feel like they can't keep up with their peers on social media. Or worse, they can't find a healthy balance between their online personas and their real life. This is what we sign up for when we embark on our blogging journey and we should all be establishing boundaries in order to preserve our sanity.

#4 - You'll be in the room with key fashion industry players who are open to partnerships and collabs
If you want to get strategic about how to build your fashion brand or business, this is the event for you. The Gossip & Glamour Style Summit draws a unique mix of fashion industry professionals, influencers, and brands who are all doing amazing things in the community and this is your chance to network with them.

#5 - We're offering flexible ticket options this year
Look, we get that a mid-week, daytime fashion event is hard to swing if you have a traditional 9-5 job. (Even though we all know that Tuesday, May 14th might be the day you *happen* to call in sick.) That's why, for the first time ever, we're offering flexible ticket options so that guests can attend in the morning, afternoon, or all day.

I hope you'll join me for an amazing day of insight and inspiration on May 14th at MOHAI! We're going to start off with an overview of the Seattle style exhibit with Curator Clara Berg and end with a Future of Fashion panel hosted by Andrew Hoge of Seattle magazine. It's going to be a full spectrum day of fashion. Get your ticket now! Oh, and if that's not enough to convince you, just check out some of these amazing photos captured by photographer Vivian Hsu from last year's event at W Bellevue.

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Sydney Mintle is a fashion blogger based in Seattle. She began writing about the local shopping scene back in 2008 and has been sharing her love of indie designers and boutiques with readers all over the world ever since.